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Scientists Discover First Earth-Like Planet With An Atmosphere
ByGuest Post April 7, 2017

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Scientists have found an Earth-like planet with an atmosphere for the first time. The planet, GJ 1132b, is cloaked in a thick layer of gases composed of water, methane or a mixture of both, new research found. The exoplanet is 1.4-times the size of Earth and 39…

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NASA Publishes Data On Three Potentially Habitable Planets
ByGuest Post March 13, 2017

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett NASA released raw data from the Kepler Space Telescope of three potentially habitable planets around the star TRAPPIST-1. NASA’s Kepler observations could provide more detail about the gravitational interactions between the planets, indicating if they’re in the right locations to develop life. The new data may even…

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